Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
1/11/2018
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You can also play the Marriage of Feducci, and allow the marriage to happen, for a very steady source of romantic notions.
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Lover of all things beautiful, secret admirer of ugly truths, fond of the Parabola Sun... and always delighted to role play.
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Lamia Lawless
Posts: 604
1/15/2018
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I consider this story a refresher on what makes your character who they are. I thought a story built around your Quirks instead of just utilizing them for challenges was interesting.
I was, as usual, somewhat annoyed to have the writing presume things about my character, mainly that she must have either been violent, larcenous, or duplicitous, but that in turn made me think about the overriding theme and tone of Fallen London. I thought of that memorable line that unlocks the Whisper-Locked Box in Sunless Sea. In light of that, it's fairly consistent.
[spoiler]I found the Redemption options misleading. I'm sure the irony of redeeming criminals back to their old crimes was intentional, but I think the characterization of them as people who are set apart from others, as figures of legend who stand above the rest of the rabble because they've transcended petty crime- which is contrasted against the constant, almost mindless bustle and activity of fellow inmates who steal and gossip and lie and fight- was misleading in a way that didn't challenge my perceptions so much as show me one thing and then change it at the end. I did end up redeeming all three as a result of my misapprehension, which may be my fault for not reading between the lines, but it still managed to annoy me a little.
I have some theories about this place so far. It seems distinctly Bazaarine in nature, for one, and I suspect that it's meant to catch people who are trying to escape the Stories and return to the Surface, including Great Game agents trying to give up spywork.
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Jolanda Swan
Posts: 1783
1/15/2018
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Wonderful theory.
As for the writing assuming such things about our characters... more or less we have to be violent, larcenous and duplicitous to get through the initial stories, even if we make the most moral choices further down the line in places like the University or the Velocipede squad. I chose to see the story as an explanation of this paradox: Jolanda did a lot of unsavoury things at the beginning (who hasn't done a heist?) and this story was her chance to redeem herself and be the moral person she strives to be now.
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http://fallenlondon.com/profile/Jolanda%20Swan
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CatLady
Posts: 53
1/17/2018
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Oh, it is well known fact the the first million (penses) must be stolen, to be a respectable (overgoat'ed) person of success afterwards 
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maleclypse
Posts: 259
1/17/2018
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I loved the artwork and would love to see the Cumaen Canal as a great game oriented area that can be reached by Zee. Like Apis Meet.
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Maintaining a controlling interest in my soul requires a pretty constant negotiation between the various shareholder interests. Thankfully the Fingerkings 23% control makes a pretty good foil to unite the other factions enough to get to 51%.
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genesis
Posts: 924
1/23/2018
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Unless I missed something, this is the first time you can obtain tragedy proceedings without actually getting an excerpt from said proceedings. Somewhat disappointed by that - all the previous sources of tragedy proceedings have been sources of some awesome lore
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/mikey_thinkin
Keeping track of incomplete content and loose ends in Fallen London
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Skinnyman
Posts: 2133
1/24/2018
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With all this Noman commotion do remember to unlock this story, if you haven't, by tomorrow! Less than 25 hours left.
EDIT: As tomorrow is the last Thursday of January, it must be unlocked by them, the 25th. But I noticed this:
This is the Exceptional Story for January 2018. Be sure to play this branch before January 28th when our next Exceptional Story unlocks!
Sent a mail to support so we can just wait.
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ESs items and quality requirements sheet. Please check if there are errors or if something is missing
Achievement list if you're feeling bored!
I am accepting Plant battles, Neath's Mysteries card, Starveling Cats and boxed cats.
No suppers, no second chances gain and no need to cure my menaces!
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dov
Posts: 2580
1/24/2018
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Skinnyman wrote:
With all this Noman commotion do remember to unlock this story, if you haven't, by tomorrow! Less than 25 hours left.
EDIT: As tomorrow is the last Thursday of January, it must be unlocked by them, the 25th. But I noticed this:
This is the Exceptional Story for January 2018. Be sure to play this branch before January 28th when our next Exceptional Story unlocks!
Sent a mail to support so we can just wait.
Might be a copy/paste error. Last month (December), the 28th was indeed the last Thursday of the month.
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Absintheuse
Posts: 348
1/24/2018
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Lamentation Lock definitely must be unlocked by players ahead of 25th January if anyone wants to save that Exceptional Story for a later date. On the 25th our February Exceptional Story: Factory of Favours will go live. Apologies for any confusion, delicious friends
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Meradine Heidenreich
Posts: 468
2/4/2018
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There is a flaw here, I believe. I opted to fight and defeat the Pugilist, which gave the message: [spoiler]You have defeated the leader of Violent Ward. This will not help you leave Lamentation Lock unless you also defeat the leaders of Thieves' Ward and Traitors' Ward.[/spoiler]
At that point, I was disappointed, because the information came too late to be helpful and would have changed my decision if it had been available.
I understood it to mean I no longer had the option to redeem either of the other characters. However, that did not prove to be the case, and I redeemed both.
Now that I find myself on the point of leaving, the above warning proves to be inaccurate in another way. I certainly can leave without defeating the other two, though I no longer have the option to either take all three or leave alone.
edited by Meradine Heidenreich on 2/4/2018
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Meradine%20Heidenreich
The Starveling kit
Gobbled up the bit
of cheese on my tray ..
"O Weh!"
No plant battles, please.
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annalibertas
Posts: 161
2/5/2018
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Meradine Heidenreich wrote:
There is a flaw here, I believe. I opted to fight and defeat the Pugilist, which gave the message: [spoiler]You have defeated the leader of Violent Ward. This will not help you leave Lamentation Lock unless you also defeat the leaders of Thieves' Ward and Traitors' Ward.[/spoiler]
At that point, I was disappointed, because the information came too late to be helpful and would have changed my decision if it had been available.
I understood it to mean I no longer had the option to redeem either of the other characters. However, that did not prove to be the case, and I redeemed both.
Now that I find myself on the point of leaving, the above warning proves to be inaccurate in another way. I certainly can leave without defeating the other two, though I no longer have the option to either take all three or leave alone.
edited by Meradine Heidenreich on 2/4/2018
Defeating The Pugilist wont help you leave unless you defeat all three, the message is perfectly accurate. The assumption you made that it would hinder you leaving wasn't stated anywhere in the message
It perhaps could have been worded better, but it's not actually wrong
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Anna%20Libertas
Accepting all social actions & boxed cats
https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Julliah%20Randolph
Alt, will accept all social actions whenever I log on
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Meradine Heidenreich
Posts: 468
2/5/2018
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My understanding differs.
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https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Meradine%20Heidenreich
The Starveling kit
Gobbled up the bit
of cheese on my tray ..
"O Weh!"
No plant battles, please.
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Trilby
Posts: 290
2/5/2018
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What’s the reward for defeating them all?
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 755
5/7/2018
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Before I make my choice, I'm curious as to what the rewards are - both for defeating the individual ringleaders, as well as for the different endings.
In particular, is there any reason to try for a completionist ending other than the satisfaction of such? Or is there nothing to lose by only saving one of them?
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Spare Starveling Kitties always welcome. I collect them.
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
5/7/2018
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Well, beating all 3 gets you the rarest item, but they're all the same value. [spoiler] a fragment of tragedy procedures [/spoiler]
edited by suinicide on 5/7/2018
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A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence.
RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 755
5/7/2018
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Thanks for the info. How about the rewards for the other endings? I would very much appreciate a list if one can be found.
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Spare Starveling Kitties always welcome. I collect them.
For that matter, send me your unwanted cat boxes too.
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rahv7
Posts: 294
5/7/2018
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Some clarification:
You can betray or redeem each of the ringleaders. Betraying them means you won't be able to take them with you when you leave. [If you redeem them, all options remain open.] Edit: Apparently that's not true!
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- if you leave along you will get the Fragment (to the best of my knowledge it doesn't matter if you betrayed or redeemed them)
- if you leave with all three, you will get 3x Favour in High Places + 1x Blackmail Material + 2x Night on the Town
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No idea what you get when you leave with just one of them. I'd like to know, too.
edited by rahv7 on 5/7/2018
edited by rahv7 on 5/8/2018
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suinicide
Posts: 2409
5/7/2018
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...I'm not sure if that's a graphical glitch, or some sort of code, or what, but I'll PM them to you.
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http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/profile/sunnytime
A gentleman seeking the liberation of knowledge, with a penchant for violence.
RIP suinicide, stuck in a well. Still has it under control.
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rahv7
Posts: 294
5/7/2018
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suinicide wrote:
...I'm not sure if that's a graphical glitch,...
Yep, either the forum or my browser glitched. No idea what happened there. Anyway, it's fixed now.
I'd also like to know the rewards I'm missing (for taking only one of them).
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It's possible people have forgotten that there is an actual devil in the actual Lord Mayor's office. A devil who is promising to look after people's souls. What is wrong with everybody?
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Dudebro Pyro
Posts: 755
5/7/2018
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Thanks for the answers to both of you!
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Dudebro Pyro, eccentric scholar
Spare Starveling Kitties always welcome. I collect them.
For that matter, send me your unwanted cat boxes too.
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